Nanomechanical and Optical Biosensors

Dear Colleagues,

Currently, there is a huge demand for rapid, accessible, and affordable tools for the decentralized analysis of samples in many different areas, including environmental, food analysis, and healthcare. Nanomechanical and optical biosensors have been demonstrated to be powerful and promising tools for biosensing due to their small size, fast response, high sensitivity, and compatible integration into point-of-care (POC) devices. Advances in nanofabrication technologies and nanomaterials has enabled the achievement of smaller transducers with improved analytical performances (e.g. shorter response times, larger dynamic ranges, and unprecedented sensitivities).    

The aim of this Special Issue is to report recent advancements in nanoscience and nanotechnology leading to the new generation of nanomechanical, optomechanical, and optical biosensors for healthcare diagnostics, food quality control, and environmental monitoring. It is envisaged that this will cover a wide range of sensors, including nanomechanical, opto-mechanical, photonic, plasmonic, and optical biosensors that measure absorbance, reflectance, scattering, and/or fluorescence in the ultraviolet, visible, or near-infrared spectral region.

Dr. Mar Alvarez
Dr. Xavier Muñoz-Berbel
Guest Editors

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